The Economy Is Forked
MACROECONOMICS · LABOR · COST OF LIVING
December 23, 2025
The U.S. economy exhibits a
K-shaped recovery pattern,
where gains concentrate among
higher earners while many
workers.
An hourglass economy—with all
the sand rushing to the top.
I read everything Paul Krugman
writes. Today he wrote about
our K-shaped economy, and I
knew exactly what he meant.
It’s the moment you flinch at
the total in your grocery cart…
We Lowered It 700%
TRADE · INFLATION · COST OF LIVING
December 20, 2025
Claims by former President
Trump that drug prices and
tariffs have dropped by several
hundred percent are.
The Question at the Table
POLITICAL POWER · LAW AND COURTS
December 18, 2025
Despite widespread dissent and
large-scale protests, American
resistance to authoritarian
shifts often appears muted…
Conversation with ChatGPT
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE · PLATFORMS
December 16, 2025
The conversation explores the
narrative strategy of
introducing human antagonists
as institutional pressures
threatening jobs, funding, and.
Bill: I think I need to insert
one or more human antagonists.
Preferably threats to jobs or
funding for Lena, Dave or
Geoff. Then we can have
corroborating events from
perhaps Seattle of Japan or
Estonia to change their mind…
The Screenshot and the Supply
Chain
TRADE · BUSINESS · WHITE HOUSE
December 8, 2025
A viral falsehood claimed South
Africa had halted mineral
exports to the U.S. amid frozen…
The American Exception
HEALTH INSURANCE · HOSPITALS
December 6, 2025
The United States spends nearly
twice as much on health care as
peer nations yet achieves
poorer.
When Land Fights Back
ENVIRONMENT · CLIMATE CHANGE
December 4, 2025
Michael Forbes, a Scottish
farmer, resists efforts by
Donald Trump to develop the
Menie dunes into a.
The Border of the Mind
IMMIGRATION · MAGA · POLITICAL POWER
November 29, 2025
The article examines the
polarized debate over
immigration in the United
States, highlighting how…
1621
POLITICAL POWER · NEW ENGLAND
November 27, 2025
The narrative of Thanksgiving
often overlooks the devastation
Indigenous communities faced
before the Pilgrims’ arrival in…